Illustration Friday - Rescue

I haven't had the time to draw something just for fun in awhile, so decided to give this week's Illustration Friday theme, "rescue" a whirl. The inspiration? The sudden strange influx of ladybugs that were on the front steps last week.

Pencil drawing with texture and color added in photoshop.

We Come in Peace

On the Horizon

That's a long time to go without updates, sheesh. Apologies. Busy, busy, busy.

So, here's a recent sketchbook snippet just so this space doesn't look quite so abandoned.

Ends of Weeks

Friday came just in the nick of time.

Happy weekend-ing!

March Forth

I talked to someone recently who said it's too easy to think glowingly of books you read as a child as perfect. Tinged with nostalgia, you're remembering the book as one thing, when in fact they might be, well, duds.

Since "The Westing Game" came up in conversation, I decided to put it to the test. Verdict? Liked it at 13, loved it at 30. And Sydelle Pulaski taking shorthand in Polish to confound everyone is priceless. Actually pretty much anything Sydelle Pulaski does is priceless, so I couldn't resist sketching her smug and satisfied.

And everything else:

*If you're local, check out the facebook group to save The Strand theatre.

*I'm getting my fill of Miss Marple and Agent ZigZag thanks to BBC Radio 7. This would be old hat to anyone across the pond, but oh so new to me.

*"My Sister, The Freak" webcomic is a swell read.

*"Retro Style Graphics" is a treasure-trove of vintage reference.

*And Portsmouth Tea Company is making me rethink my coffee preferences because their tea is just that amazing.

Movin' On Up

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Sail Away

Pen/ink/photoshop sketch of jellyfish, ships and would be sailors. Avast ye.

A Place to Start

Messing around with some ideas for a postcard. It's all reaaaaaaaaally rough at this stage and I'm still fussing with composition and color. I'll post more as it moves along. Fingers crossed.

I've been taking a portrait class lately that's been terrific, but pretty darn challenging. I'm three hours into this piece of the model from Tuesday night's class. Some things are starting to click (finally). That said, this needs a whole lotta' work yet.

Reacquainted

Nothing like a massive power outage to throw everything off kilter. At least no electricity gave me a good excuse to bust out the sketchbook over the weekend.

The "Objects of Wonder" exhibit at the Portland Museum of Art is pretty neat. The show runs through June - I give it five stars. And if you go, you can leave your admission sticker outside like all the cool kids are doing apparently...